I Listened To Every OPETH Album So You Don't Have To

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[@TheLotusMachine]

I listened to every Opeth album so i didn't have to watch this video.

[@matias6119]

🤣

[@Magnumscrotus]

Gotteem

[@Zyborggian]

REEEEAL

[@abdul_Opeth]

Great twist 👌

[@HerrBrandt]

Ahahah I Just ADORE early Opeth's albuns!

[@vincentfalcone9218]

My Arms, Your Hearse is amazing. Eat your beans and listen to it again.

[@pricklycats]

My 🫘, Your 🫘

[@nurax3090]

i was thinking morningrise but MAYH aswell

[@virtuosomaximoso1]

This guy. I like this band, shits on them for the rest of the video.

[@alexobrecht]

That Katatonic Doom metal part in "The Amen Corner"... Fucking iconic

[@EisGlockner]

Well, it's hard to understand a song/album when just listening to half a second and fast forwarding all the time :( My Arms, Your Hearse is absolutely amazing!

[@Elevation666]

to bid you farewell is a great track

[@jarrettchristensen_music]

Agreed

[@maximo666]

Right? WTF dude

[@soakedbearrd]

Single-handedly made me buy all their albums after I fell in love with that track.

[@jarrettchristensen_music]

@@Elevation666 it might not be a great album but that is still one of favorite Opeth songs

[@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers]

A beautiful and poignant ending to their best album.

[@jtmotenz]

Did he just shat on To Bid You Farewell 💀😢

[@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers]

Yes lol. Clueless.

[@Gas_MetalHead]

So Much SORROW

[@jarrettchristensen_music]

Sorrow in me

[@jarrettchristensen_music]

An ocean of sorrow in you

[@Johnytomm]

opinion discarded for the first 3 albums

[@joshforest304]

😂 I agree but he does have a point. It's quite stop and start and less produced. But that's what is good about them. I'm glad I heard the 3 albums after and then bought the first 3 mysterious raw, broody albums. I think it was a necessary process/practice to write better songs and structures and have classic black metal albums in said process.

[@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers]

He does not get it _at all_ lol. Admittedly, they're probably quite a shock for people not used to listening to 90s Death/Doom.

[@aaronstark5060]

@@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers It was really the opposite for me. I had very little exposure to that kind of music the first time I heard Orchid and was IMMEDIATELY sucked in by “In the Mist She was Standing”. It’s the album that was my gateway to all forms of extreme metal.

[@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers]

@@aaronstark5060 That's awesome. Incredible song, especially the last 4 minutes. Probably the album highlight.

[@reubenseldo1048]

Opeth, more like GOATpeth, amirite?

[@Magicmatty2024]

I see what ya did there 😝

[@Zitronenparty]

DOPEth

[@mirkecWii]

I remember recommending Ghost reveries to a hip hop friend, he said he didnt like it but some parts were good, I told him to listen to it again and trust me. A week later I see his instagram story just driving in the sunset listening to the middle melodic part of harlequin forest. He has now begun the journey

[@alfonsovicente1754]

Really underrated album

[@explosivemackan]

Spreading the religion 👍

[@Meeplord2017]

Finally A disgography review thats as long as the bands average song

[@robertingle9845]

That wasn't Orchard (the trees) it was Orchid (the flower).

[@gf6670]

Had to pause the video :44 seconds in to make sure someone said this in the comments. Thank you, I can now resume watching.

[@anthonyfaiell3263]

I read this comment super confused before watching the video. Not sure why it didn't click. . 0:37 seconds in and It is indeed Orchid, not Orchard. Pretty funny haha.

[@thrashteroid]

He made a point of pronouncing it wrong during the whole stream to trigger people 😂 everyone was moaning at his pronunciation of Mikael's name too haha

[@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers]

He wrote 'Morningrise' wrong too.

[@nurax3090]

the first 3 albums slander is criminal

[@thekivster]

You mean slander?

[@nurax3090]

@@thekivster slander yeah

[@Rosterized]

morningrise is so good

[@Lukkern]

I can agree that orchid and morningrise are the least good albums, but my arms your hearse is a fucking masterpiece.

[@Opethfeldt]

Orchid is mostly shit with moments of brilliance, Morningrise is a refined version of Orchid and is an improvement in every way and My Arms is fantastic and is pretty much the first time Opeth was Opeth as we know them. I could see shitting on Orchid but the other two should be immune to flogging.

[@moai6760]

My arms, your hearse is brilliant man

[@Othraerir]

it's their best album

[@rivagesfm5018]

The chord progression of The Drapery Falls is just insane

[@copper_gauntlet8614]

We Demand Sabbath Deep Dive!!!

[@user-br2gi8kh5s]

That we do!

[@spencerwood2247]

I eagerly await his visible confusion once it comes time to address everything after Mob Rules.

[@luckyporkbeans4504]

Yeah!!

[@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers]

"Sabbath are cool but I just find their first three albums really amateurish you know? They're ropey and boring."

[@vitorpr1245]

Man, I love Morningrise

[@joshuaprietophoto]

Opeth at their worst is still light years ahead of like 95% of all metal bands. I kind of understand your comments about the first couple of albums but I still reall enjoy them. Songwriting improved markedly with Still Life and then Blackwater Park was lifted with the production and songwriting help from Steven Wilson. What I love most is how well 12 minute songs still come together in a live setting. One of my favourite bands ever.

[@Zachary_Sweis]

Damn. I've already listened to every Opeth album. I should've waited.

[@redven25]

Imagine saying Morningrise and MAYH is amateur. 😂😂😂

[@jsviktor5]

ik totally delusional

[@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers]

Clueless.

[@opethdan2408]

For real. MAYH is a classic!

[@moonlapsevertigo2432]

Smh at the first 3 albums slander

[@henrywalton5967]

If any one of those albums was in another bands discography it would probably be their best lol.

[@jarrettchristensen_music]

Orchid is objectively a bad album, but mayh is at least B-tiet

[@beenalive1736]

It drags on a lot, definitely a "one time and shelving it forever" listen but its a far cry from a bad album. Hell you must hate a lot of albums if you think this is bad​@jarrettchristensen_music

[@Opethfeldt]

​@@jarrettchristensen_musicA tier. It's not S tier but it's gotta be minimum A tier. As soon as that explosion occurs after the intro in When, it became A tier.

[@jarrettchristensen_music]

@@Opethfeldt it's high B tier maybe low A tier

[@demigod1013]

My Arms Your Hearse is a sick album, are you kidding?

[@darthmetalus7469]

Calling my arms your hearse amateur album is a pretty bold statement

[@Othraerir]

it's a shit take, but w/e everyone has their own opinion :)

[@Opethfeldt]

He's entitled to his opinion, even if it's entirely wrong.

[@saschamarr495]

They are amateurish ...in comparison to their own later albums. Not amateurish in comparison to other bands though! A lot of songs do just sound like they threw in one riff after the next and lack continuity, which the later albums especially Ghost & Watershed .. do not.

[@darthmetalus7469]

@@saschamarr495 I totally agree, but riffs are great, some of Mikael's best, performances are amazing and production, while rough, really fits music and creates great atmosphere. Also some beautiful melancholic moments there.

[@jsviktor5]

very dumb statement , and i think he defends it cuz mikael once said he didnt like the album (probably trying to embrace his growlsess folk era)

[@morbid333]

The first 3 are classics. As for Blackwater Park and that era being more polished and gothy, I think that's the Steven Wilson effect.

[@Opethfeldt]

That's when they crawled out of the primordial goo.

[@Thabba76]

i actually think their first 3 are their best albums, the variety opeth has in their discography will always be the reason why theyre my favorite band

[@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers]

I agree. Those albums are special.

[@Tonatiuth]

A shame you skipped Black Rose Immortal and Advent 😢

[@MetalKid69]

I find BRI too long. And I like Opeth

[@falcuma]

Couldn't agree more, those two are masterpieces.

[@xkmmx2132]

I didn’t even start listening to Opeth heavily until 2021. Prior to that I only knew a handful of songs. I wish I hadn’t waited but the upshot is I had their entire catalogue to discover as music that was brand new to me. There isn’t a week that goes by that I don’t listen to Opeth. There’s so much to love.

[@faultier3215]

I dont know about how familiar you are with their discography yet, but dont listen to Bradleys opinion on MAYH. It is more proggy and has WAY better transitions then the first two albums. It has some of the most powerful and wild growls in their discography, and maybe the darkest and most dense atmosphere of any Opeth record. Of course it is not yet on a level with GR, BWP or Watershed when it comes to overall musicality, but it has a wild and youthful energy. I would not go as far to say it is their best album, but it has grown to be maybe my most listened to album (after I kinda ignored it for my first 8-10 years of beeing an Opeth fan, maybe I just overlistened everything else :D )

[@jamiereekie9342]

1999-2008 they were unstoppable! 🤟

[@jesseldorian]

I actually forgot how influenced I am by Opeth. They had it all. Hands down one of my faves 🙌

[@ainsleypeters9215]

"Their first three albums are ropey" - Dude please recalibrate

[@dovlassaturnus7805]

Justice for 'My Arms...'

[@randycunningham7318]

Morningrise has hooks galore. What are you talking about??

[@AwfulWeather5684]

Favourite metal band. No one else competes

[@chriscoote2690]

Truth

[@juststig2735]

Gojira?

[@AwfulWeather5684]

@@juststig2735 Gojira are amazing, but Opeth are Opeth

[@MetalKid69]

Death are top for me, but Opeth are up there

[@johannestetzelivonrosador7317]

This video fills me with great sorrow

[@samus88]

The Deliverance outro is one of the most beautiful things you can experience in life. I love it so much!!!!!!!!!!!

[@antonKipi]

Orchid is a brilliant album imo, it's rough production and songwriting is part of its charm. Better than any overproduced modern djenty/progy/deathcore garbage.

[@Owlr4ider]

The first 3 Opeth albums are so criminally underrated. I think it's a great example of metal elitism tbh as most people that criticize them, including the band members themselves to be fair, criticize their 'bad production' which is actually a big part of what made them so good. People these days are way too obsessed with production in general, and with clean sterile, precise, production at that. We have forgotten that there is beauty in simplicity and in imperfection.

[@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers]

You're right. The guitar tones on 'Orchid' and 'Morningrise' are pure nectar to me.

[@DontTrustDolls]

The bad production on those albums makes it. If it was over polished it wouldn’t feel the same. Their first 3 albums are perfect Opeth to me

[@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers]

@@DontTrustDolls Yes, they're perfect. And the production is only 'bad' according to the sensibilities of the modern Metal listener, who is used to quantised drums and highly processed guitar tones. Don't believe the crowd in this case. It's an opinion parroted without much substance, for their first two albums were produced by the legendary Dan Swanö - responsible for 'Storm of the Light's Bane' and other 90s Death Metal classics. They have a piercing guitar tone and a deeply melancholic atmosphere.

[@AvgABC561]

Pale communion deserved better

[@DarkVegetaman]

Truly the best post Ghost Reveries album honestly.

[@necaacen]

eternal rains will come, moon above and faith in others are 3 of the best songs hes ever written, its one of their best albums i think.

[@marekrakowski]

Agree! Goblin deserves at least a mention

[@Tarnished2023]

River is such a banger

[@sillsallat]

It's one of their best albums. Top 3

[@lucaskopke6886]

Dream theater next, would live to hear your thoughts on their stuff

[@dookieshoe2905]

This band wouldnt be the the same without that Mendez bass. Its incredible on Blackwater, Drapery Falls bass is just perfect.

[@Lukkern]

Opeth, the best band of all time, doesn't have a single bad album to this day. Every album is fantastic! Insane when they've put out 13 albums!

[@fcamiola]

Yep, and the other band I can say that same for is Cardiacs. Check them out! Tim Smith was a genius like Mikael is.

[@TaxEvader420]

I have a lot of respect for Opeth, but sometimes they sound like evil carnival music not even gonna lie

[@Joshcoshbagosh]

what does that even mean?

[@DrProfessorMD]

This implies the existence of non-evil carnival music.

[@robwalsh9843]

More than Mr. Bungle?

[@v1kt0u5]

So you normally lie? 🤔

[@redinthesky1]

Diablo Swing Orchestra is pretty sweet

[@mrisaka]

"I'm really not a fan of their first three albums" and turned off the stream! This man and me just don't have the same taste in music. Fine, but whewwww that's a wild take.

[@Joshcoshbagosh]

its not that wild. Plenty of people aren't super into the early albums other than MAYH.

[@Opethfeldt]

If anyone's gonna dislike any of Opeth's work but like the rest, it's going to be the first 2 albums. Possibly including the 3rd. They're just very unique, for better or worse.

[@FaceIntoKeyboard]

From Heritage to Sorceress Opeth just straight up became a 1970's prog band. In Cauda Venenum was a bit of a return to form, I especially like the version with the Swedish vocals.

[@TheApsodist]

Actually: Heritage is a very unique take on prog and a passion project for Mikael PC is 100% opeth DNA with prog sounds, a bit less innovative but very good. Sorceress actually has a similar sound to ICV and has a lot of bangers, but the production is horrible ICV is Nupeth 2.0 and I'm all here for it

[@JRHamify]

I genuinely forgot how many of these albums I used to listen to on repeat. I still get these grooves and riffs stuck in my head that I couldn't place and this video is reminding me how influential they were in my teenage years

[@jalovinas]

Those slower albums won’t just open to you in their first listen. They need to be grinded, just like most complicated music.

[@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers]

Like all great progressive music they take patience and commitment to fully appreciate.

[@ashyvlogs1132]

MAYH slander will not be tolorated

[@KaldDodeGitarist]

Death whispered a lullaby was in an episode of criminal minds

[@jarrettchristensen_music]

Yes it was

[@LordErmac2000]

I discovered Opeth through Damnation, I love Progressive rock and they definitely excel at it, so I couldn't really understand those complaining about Opeth transition from Prog Death Metal to Progressive Rock. I've been listening to their first albums lately and now get why so many people miss that era, in my case I can say that I love their latest stuff so much but can't deny that the raw sound of the first albums really slaps.

[@slayer844]

Orchid and Morning rise the best 😍🎸🔥

[@randycunningham7318]

They get crapped on too much.

[@timjaeger6589]

@@randycunningham7318 for real. Morningrise is a masterpiece. To Bid You Farewell alone earns it that status.

[@Opethfeldt]

​@@randycunningham7318They're bound to be the most divisive. You either get it or you don't. Not much in between.

[@bsahn]

Yeah, people who think Orchid and Morningrise are their worst albums are people who I will not agree with on much about music and production and atmosphere at all. Maybe because they are closer to black metal in vibe and classical in structure. Sorry they aren’t in proper “song” form for you haters. I’ve loved them so much since like 1997.

[@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers]

These comments give me hope.

[@floriandriemer3835]

Dude, My Arms is brilliant start to finish. Ask any old school opeth fan.

[@ElGroodleReezo]

Eh, it's not bad, it's not great either, it meanders a bit.

[@brettcox-8668]

Bradley, I love you but I HATE your opinion on the early opeth albums. Morningrise especially. But still keep making awesome METAL content!

[@ztmusic2789]

Best albums: - Orchid (1995) - Morningrise (1996) - My Arms, Your Hearse (1998) - Still Life (1999) - Blackwater Park (2001) - Deliverance (2002) - Damnation (2003) - Ghost Reveries (2005) - Watershed (2008)

[@akikoivunoksa635]

No Blackwater Park?

[@ztmusic2789]

@@akikoivunoksa635 Oops. I accidentally said Watershed twice lol.

[@adamm5054]

When i listen to Opeth, the chaos settles in my mind. I love these guys!

[@tom_4615]

Bradley looks like the beans version of mikael

[@viktortunic]

My tier list (just about the only one I have of any bands ever): S: Still Life, MAYH, Morningrise, Blackwater Park, Damnation A: Orchid, Ghost Reveries B: Watershed, Deliverance C: Sourceress D: Heritage, Pale Communion, In Cauda Venenum And nothing in the divorce one, as all of their stuff is at least good. Most of the time brilliant. But I also cooled down regarding their latest stuff. Strong agree on Still Life - bloody masterpiece, my absolute favourite album. Of all. Ever.

[@zubrhero5270]

I've seen Opeth like... 7 or 8 times since the early 00s. I don't specifically go anywhere to see them, they just turn up to most metal festivals. They're genuinely always so good live, with such great stage presence and humour, that every single time, without fail, I go home and listen to them... Before remembering I've done it multiple times before over 2 decades and I'm not a fan of their albums. I will say one thing though... Opeth fans are great. You can SAY the above and not offend them. Unlike other certain fans who will proclaim, "you don't get it."

[@shmuelekshtut8483]

Great video mate!!! You should do a video on Mastodon or Ozzy next!!

[@felpipo]

I really like My Arms Your Hearse, this album is filled with amazing riffs like Karma and April Ethereal. But i think my favorite is Watershed, gotta love the weirdness in this one haha.

[@trappingrainwater6501]

Morningrise was their first peak

[@ShotandBotched]

I'd love to see you do either a Carcass or a Nile deep dive.

[@Hami789]

Sorrow dance metal

[@barrettKiwi]

I really think Pale Communion could have been absolutely incredible if they had implemented some of their death metal sounds. It's a great record, probably my favourite of their most recent four albums.

[@zimiani]

The 70s prof era resonates so much with me.

[@boaminikam2]

I discovered Opeth through their first two albums so I have a bit of a soft spot for those two. But anytime I hear something more recent they have done, it's instantly recognizable to me and I always dig it. I've always wanted to do a deep dive on their discog. because I know I'll love it 🤘

[@clugokillscluco]

I always said on Heritage that Opeth turned into the band that Spinal Tap eventually turned into in the movie 😂.

[@redinthesky1]

Morningrise is in my top 3 with Still Life and Blackwater Park 😊

[@AoLIronmaiden]

I fuckin love Orchid and Morning rise!! How dare you!!

[@bennyws4083]

Now do mastodon 🤘🤘

[@Emanuelnx]

Ooo yes

[@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers]

"Leviathan and Blood Mountain are ropey and amateurish. They just sound boring to me. Where are the hooks?!"

[@bennyws4083]

@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers IMO, they are great masterpieces

[@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers]

@@bennyws4083 Same, especially, Blood Mountain.

[@Carguylogan]

Got turned on to this band in 2003 or 2004 in high school. I've had the the O tatood on my back for ~13 years. Im married now, 35 and still love listening to them, including the first 3 albums. Black Rose Immortal is one of my favorites but i have like 30 favorite Opeth tunes lol

[@C0nnie]

My Arms Your Hearse rocks

[@jsviktor5]

calling opeth first 3 albums "amateur prog" LOOOOOOOL what a clown

[@BradleyHallGuitar]

Well it is, even Mikael thinks they're shit lol

[@Morrowindur]

​@@BradleyHallGuitaractually he doesn't, he says that he's very proud of the My Arms

[@jsviktor5]

@@BradleyHallGuitar rofl

[@jsviktor5]

@@Morrowindur he is, dude that album has when, april ethereal and demon of the fall... imagine saying that album is medriocre xD

[@bsahn]

@BradleyHallGuitar You gotta stop using that as reasoning. Most artists like their newest stuff most and their oldest stuff least. That doesn’t make them right.

[@JeremiahPickardMusic]

Opeth are one of my favourite bands, and probably my favourite metal band. I love the Steven Wilson collaborations especially.

[@omegaflames8964]

I still remember listening to Ghost Reveries for the first time during lunch break im high school… and being absolutely jumpscared by Ghost of Perdition.

[@sand_la]

Pale communion is S tier for me

[@necaacen]

for sure

[@toctheyounger]

Look, you can say I dont need to, but watching this I just want to play all of them back to back.

[@lakabaka]

Great video !! But i cant get over that you didnt like Hessian Peel from Watershed. Its my fav on the album by far. Its just so unique and got the heaviest riffs they done

[@jojoplaysmusic]

The Lotus Eater has to be one of the most underrated Opeth songs IMO

[@mortals94]

nah the first 3 are pretty raw and have some cool stuff. agree with most of the other albums

[@Hadri_ART]

Opeth = goat of metal (you won t change my mind, don t even try)

[@MetalKid69]

Death is top for me, but Opeth are close

[@chrisbirks2751]

Very glad to see Ghost Reveries at the peak. Everything on that album just flows so naturally into each other plus it's home to my favourite Opeth track in Reverie/Harlequin Forest 🙂

[@kyleharrison2286]

Dude Heritage is such a dark album lol. Some of those song hurt haha

[@ChooRoo]

Without a doubt one of the greatest "death" metal bands of all time. Arguably the best death vocals too... Pure talent.

[@user-ik1my6cx5m]

Another cool Swedish "progish" band you should listen to is Evergey, you wont be disappointed

[@chrischampagne]

"That was Orchard" and I'm out.

[@reducetheatoms]

In Cauda Venenum my beloved favorite ⚰️💞⚰️

[@Vestu]

You gotta eat your beans and really get into Demon of the fall. You recognized its hook but it's a damn great track like a dark autumn night.

[@TheDopeNessMonster]

Opeth's first four albums are their best in my opinion. Their first song I heard was April Ethereal, in early '99 and it blew my entire mind. Two of my favorite bands are Opeth and Porcupine Tree. Somehow it feels like things went downhill for both once they crossed paths. Guess I'm just not into the technical proggy stuff.

[@portishphonic]

thank you for the April Ethereal love, that song deserves so much more worship.

[@user-or4dy1bc3j]

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According to chef and food historian Walter Staib of Philadelphia's City Tavern, baked beans had their roots as a Native peoples dish in the Americas long before the dish became known to Western culture.[8] In the northeast of America various Native American peoples, including the Iroquois, the Narragansett and the Penobscot,[9] mixed beans, maple sugar, and bear fat in earthenware pots which they placed in pits called "bean holes" which were lined in hot rocks to cook slowly over a long period of time.[8][10] British colonists in New England were the first westerners to adopt the dish from the Native peoples, and were quick to embrace it largely because the dish was reminiscent of pease pudding and because the dish used ingredients native to the New World.[8][11] They substituted molasses or sugar for the maple syrup, bacon or ham for the bear fat, and simmered their beans for hours in pots over the fire instead of underground.[8] Each colony in America had its own regional variations of the dish, with navy or white pea beans used in Massachusetts, Jacob's Cattle and soldier beans used in Maine, and yellow-eyed beans in Vermont.[3] This variation likely resulted from the colonists receiving the dish from different Native peoples who used different native beans.[3] While some historians have theorized that baked beans had originated from the cassoulet or bean stew tradition in Southern France, this is unlikely as the beans used to make baked beans are all native to North America and were introduced to Europe around 1528.[12] However, it is likely that English colonists used their knowledge of cassoulet cooking to modify the cooking technique of the beans from the traditional Native American version, by soaking the bean overnight and simmering the beans over a fire before baking it in earthen pots in order to decrease the cooking time.[13] A dish which was a clear precursor to baked beans, entitled "beans and bacon", was known in medieval England.[14] The addition of onion and mustard to some baked beans recipes published in New England in the 19th century was likely based on traditional cassoulet recipes from Staffordshire, England, which utilized mustard, beans, and leeks.[13] These ingredients are still often added to baked beans today.[13] Nineteenth-century cookbooks published in New England, spread to other portions of the United States and Canada, which familiarized other people with the dish.[13] While many recipes today are stewed, traditionally dried beans were soaked overnight, simmered until tender (parboiled), and then slow-baked in a ceramic or cast-iron beanpot.[3] Originally baked beans were sweetened with maple syrup by Native Americans, a tradition some recipes still follow, but some English colonists modified the sweetening agent to brown sugar beginning in the 17th century.[14] In the 18th century the convention of using American made molasses as a sweetening agent became increasingly popular in order to avoid British taxes on sugar.[14] The molasses style of baked beans has become closely associated with the city of Boston and is often referred to as Boston baked beans.[15] Today in the New England region, baked beans are flavored either with maple syrup (Northern New England), or with molasses (Boston), and are traditionally cooked with salt pork in a beanpot in a brick oven for six to eight hours.[15] In the absence of a brick oven, the beans were cooked in a beanpot nestled in a bed of embers placed near the outer edges of a hearth, about a foot away from the fire. Today, baked beans can be made in a slow cooker or in a modern oven using a traditional beanpot, Dutch oven, or casserole dish.[13] Regardless of cooking method, the results of the dish, commonly described as having a savory-sweet flavor and a brownish- or reddish-tinted white bean, are the same.[8] A tradition in Maine of "bean hole" cooking may have originated with the native Penobscot people and was later practiced in logging camps. A fire would be made in a stone-lined pit and allowed to burn down to hot coals, and then a pot with 11[16] pounds of seasoned beans would be placed in the ashes, covered over with dirt, and left to cook overnight or longer. These beans were a staple of Maine's logging camps, served at every meal.[17][18] Baked beans made with BBQ sauce, brown sugar, cider vinegar, Dijon mustard and sliced bacon While baked beans was initially a New England region cuisine, the dish has become a popular item throughout the United States; and is now a staple item served most frequently along various types of barbecue and at picnics.[19] This is due in part to the ease of handling, as they can be served hot or cold, directly from the can, making them handy for outdoor eating. The tomato-based sweet sauce also complements many types of barbecue. The already-cooked beans may also be baked in a casserole dish topped with slices of raw bacon, which is baked until the bacon is cooked. Additional seasonings are sometimes used, such as additional brown sugar or mustard to make the sauce more tangy.[7] Canned beans Canned beans, often containing pork, were among the first convenience foods, and were exported and popularised by U.S. companies internationally in the early 20th century.[20] The American Food and Drug Administration stated in 1996: "It has for years been recognized by consumers generally that the designation 'beans with pork,' or 'pork and beans' is the common or usual name for an article of commerce that contains very little pork." The included pork is typically a piece of salt pork that adds fat to the dish.[21] The first mass-produced commercial canning of baked beans in the United States began in 1895 by the Pennsylvania-based H. J. Heinz Company.[5] Heinz was also the first company to sell baked beans outside of the United States, beginning with sales limited solely to Fortnum & Mason in 1886, when the item was considered a luxury.[22] They began selling baked beans throughout the UK in 1901, and baked beans became a standard part of the English full breakfast soon after.[5] Heinz removed pork from the product during the Second World War rationing.[23] Baked beans on sourdough toast, served in a café in London, England Originally, Heinz Baked Beans were prepared in the traditional United States manner for sales in Ireland and Great Britain. Over time, the recipe was altered to a less sweet tomato sauce without maple syrup, molasses, or brown sugar to appeal to the tastes of the United Kingdom.[20] This is the version of baked beans most commonly eaten outside of the United States. Baked beans are commonly eaten on toast ("beans on toast") or as part of a full breakfast.[20] Heinz Baked Beans remains the best-selling brand in the UK.[24] The Baked Bean Museum of Excellence in Port Talbot, Wales, is dedicated to baked beans.[25] In 2002, the British Dietetic Association allowed manufacturers of canned baked beans to advertise the product as contributing to the recommended daily consumption of five to six vegetables per person. This concession was criticised by heart specialists, who pointed to the high levels of sugar and salt in the product. However, it has been proven that consumption of baked beans does indeed lower total cholesterol levels and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, even in normo-cholesterolaemic individuals.[26][27] Some manufacturers produce a "healthy" version of the product with reduced levels of sugar and salt.[28]

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[@stop-the-greed]

Baked beans are Harriot beans

[@morse8026]

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[@warbound91]

I was gonna hate you for dissing the first 3 albums but your praise for Still Life saved your ass as that is my favorite album of thiers.

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Also Im so happy you got Ghost at tippy top. That one and Heritage are my favs

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Beanly did Pale Communion dirty 😫 this one's wildly underrated

[@portishphonic]

MAYH is gorgeous, atmospheric, riffs and vocals are of the chain, amazing transitions, superbly melodic, great lyricism and story, consistent as fuck. My favourite Opeth album, no cap.

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dude on stream he listens like to 2 songs from the album and the editor then cuts it even more so there like 5 seconds music from every album total in the vid what is that lmao

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Only one minute and I couldn't handle the bullshit anymore

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Morningrise + MA,YH are A tier

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From memory, the mellotron used on Damnation was the one King Crimson used on the Court of the Crimson King album.

[@tw7522]

Dream Theater fan boy calls Opeth's early albums amateurish... Jesus Christ mate. Now you've made an a** out of yourself.